Film/TV

What’s causing this mad dash for TV creatives is twofold. One, with deep-pocketed streaming companies like Netflix and Amazon–and now Apple–eager to build up their own origin... More

Facebook has long wanted to siphon off TV ad spending into its coffers. Now it’s going to Madison Avenue to try to book video-advertising revenue by pushing “upfront” buys fo... More

PIX is celebrating the winners of this year’s 91st Academy Awards who utilized the PIX System. The PIX System enables creative continuity and reduces project risk by ensuring tha... More

This advanced on-set previs system allows one to plan shots in real time with live and CG performers, saving expensive production hours.... More

Numerous films recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the 91st Annual Academy Awards were crafted using Avid’s creative audio and video tools, including... More

The Bohemian Rhapsody sound teams used Dolby Atmos in their sound design. Dolby Vision was utilized by Best Cinematography winner Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, which also won Best Fore... More

The usual host of awards including best screenplay and best visual effects came up at the 2019 Oscars last night. While AI in the movie industry is unlikely to be writing award-win... More

Television may have been the biggest winner during Sunday's Academy Awards. All four of Sunday's acting winners — Regina King, Rami Malek, Mahershala Ali and Olivia Colman — ar... More

Video: Alfonso Cuarón discusses how Technicolor was more than a service house but a true artistic collaborator. “They understood immediately the language that we were after – ... More

TiVo today announced that Sky Mexico has signed a new metadata deal to use TiVo as the primary metadata provider for its next-generation platform. The new agreement enables Sky Mex... More

Netflix called it “‘Roma’ Experience Day.” On a Sunday in December, the streaming giant rented two soundstages on a historic movie lot in Hollywood to evangelize for “Rom... More

Netflix is opening up studios in Toronto, Canada. At present, Netflix has production facilities set up in Los Angeles and has announced that new production hubs are to be opened in... More

Cord-cutting inflicted a heavier toll on big cable and satellite TV providers last year — and analysts expect the pain to continue into 2019. The five biggest U.S. pay-television... More

Sony Electronics is launching a Sony-branded premium large-format theatrical system. The Sony Digital Cinema offing includes Sony laser projection with support for 4K and high dyna... More

The rise of digital media also creates new challenges for producers, distributors, and ad makers – ensuring creators are paid fairly for their work, making sure media isn’t pir... More

Cinnafilm and Technicolor are teaming up to build a file-based solution for High Dynamic Range (HDR) conversions from Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) source material. Cinnafilm is int... More

HBO has launched a new SVoD platform in Portugal. HBO Europe’s programming now encompasses five services covering 21 countries, including Spain as well as Scandinavian, Baltic an... More

InterDigital today announced that it has made a binding offer to acquire the award-winning Research & Innovation unit of Technicolor. As part of the transaction, InterDigital will ... More

Simon Trudelle, NAGRA: "As industries across the globe harness the power of data and AI, the pay-TV industry has until now been slow to adapt to this new world. In the past, few we... More

Demonstrating how cloud dubbing can work at its finest, creative director Raúl Aldana took the wheel on an exciting localization project between ZOO Digital and Lionsgate – mana... More